2013 · 126 min · PG-13

The Wind Rises

Name: The Wind Rises
Genre: Animation, Drama, History, Romance
Released: 2013
Duration: 126 min
Cast: Hideaki Anno, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Miori Takimoto, Masahiko Nishimura, Stephen Alpert

Directed by Hayao Miyazaki · Animation, Drama, History, Romance

The Wind Rises (2013) is a Animation film, directed by Hayao Miyazaki set in Japan and Germany during the 1910s–1940s. It runs 126 minutes and is rated PG-13.

A biopic, with a melancholic and contemplative tone. Themes of love & longing, obsession, and war's cost run throughout.

Composer

Joe Hisaishi

Cinematography

Atsushi Okui

Cast

Hideaki AnnoHidetoshi NishijimaMiori TakimotoMasahiko NishimuraStephen AlpertMansai NomuraJun KunimuraMirai Shida

The world of this film

Setting

Where

Japan Germany

Setting

Urban Rural

When

1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s

Premise & themes

Premise

Biopic

Themes

Love & Longing Obsession War's Cost

Tone

MelancholicContemplativeSurreal Dreamlike

Shape

Protagonist

Solo Lead

Pacing

Measured

Based on

Inspired By Real Events

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